Arthur William Herling (1904 - 1931)

Born 3 Oct 1904 in Clarissa, Todd, Minnesota, United States

Ancestors

Died 23 Feb 1931 at age 26 in Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Biography

Arthur William Herling was born on 3 October 1904 in Eagle, Todd County, Minnesota. He was the son of Frank Herling and Inez Hyllegren.^[1]

Military Service

Arthur Herling is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Navy 1924-1928

Arthur was a seaman in the United States Navy. His last rank and job description was "Fireman First Class." A fireman worked in the engine room. The name "fireman" came in the days of steam ships: the firemen kept the boiler fires going. He became ill with tuberculosis while serving and eventually died from his illness.^[2]

Residence

1910: Eagle, Todd County, Minnesota^[1]

1920: Bemidji, Minnesota^[3]

1928: California (military medical hospital)^[4]

Illness and debilitation

Arthur contracted tuberculosis while on board a US Navy warship. He was treated in Los Angeles but eventually succumbed to the illness and died about three years later. While he was being treated in Los Angeles, his sister Lily came to nurse him. While there, she met a Norwegian man and eventually married him and migrated to Norway where a branch of this family now lives.^[5]

Death and burial

Arthur died on 23 February 1931. He was buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. Accessed 15 March 2008 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
2. ↑ National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Accessed 3 March 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
3. ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). Accessed 3 March 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
4. ↑ Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1749, 282 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Accessed 02 March 2019 SJ Baty at Ancestry.
5. ↑ Information known personally by SJ Baty.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3716834/arthur-w-herling : accessed 03 March 2019 by SJ Baty), memorial page for Arthur W Herling (unknown–23 Feb 1931), Find A Grave Memorial no. 3716834, citing Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5).
7. ↑ Burial Ledgers. The National Cemetery Administration, Washington, D.C. (Original records transferred to NARA: Burial Registers, compiled 1867-2006, documenting the period 1831-2006. ARC ID: 5928352. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed 02 March 2019 SJ Baty.